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The Return of the Statewide Mask Mandate: The Reaction of Businesses

December 14, 2021 2:50 amDecember 13, 2021 8:45 pm

Following the announcement of California’s indoor mask mandate returning until at least mid-January, businesses across California said that it has been deja vu all over again, with many again worried about how it will impact their businesses. While mask mandates...

Nearly 500 Los Angeles School Employees Fired for Not Complying with State Vaccine Mandate

December 8, 2021 3:55 pmDecember 9, 2021 12:16 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired 496 employees for not complying with the District vaccine mandate on Tuesday. And 600 more are on the chopping block. The LAUSD COVID-19 vaccination mandate was first announced in the late summer,...

Ballot Initiative to Raise CA Minimum Wage to $18 an Hour by 2026 Filed With Attorney General

December 8, 2021 2:24 amDecember 8, 2021 3:41 pm

A ballot initiative that would raise the state minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026 was filed with the Attorney General’s office during the weekend, paving the way to be voted on as soon as the November 2022 election....

San Diego City Council President Ousted in Surprise Vote

December 7, 2021 12:38 pm

In a vote of the San Diego City Council Monday, Councilwoman, and current Council President, Jennifer Campbell was surprisingly ousted 8-1, and was replaced by Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera. Campbell was Council President since December 2020, only narrowly beating out fellow...

San Diego to Send Pre-Termination Letters To Unvaccinated Employees Ahead of Mandate Deadline

December 4, 2021 2:20 amDecember 8, 2021 3:43 pm

The city of San Diego began sending pre-termination letters to city workers who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, one month before city contractors are set to be fired if they don’t vaccinate by then. San Diego first announced mandatory...

Despite Loopholes, Los Angeles Begins Enforcement of Indoor Vaccination Proof

November 30, 2021 2:52 pm

Enforcement of Los Angeles’ new ordinance that requires most indoor businesses to only allow in people who have proof of full COVID-19 vaccination began on Monday, less than a month after the new law went into effect. The mandate, officially...

Appellate Court Issues Temporary Stay Against Prison Worker Vaccination Mandate

November 29, 2021 3:12 pmNovember 30, 2021 6:35 pm

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel accepted a stay request on a prison worker mandatory vaccination case during the weekend, temporarily suspending the vaccination order for prison workers in the state. The fight over mandatory vaccination orders for...